Originally stolen sometime in the early 20th century, a “portal to the underworld” depicting the Olmec jaguar god ...

Sacsayhuamán’s massive zigzag walls are built from megalithic stones fitted with a precision that does not match known Inca ...

Along the western edge of South America, the Andes Mountains encompass one of the largest concentrations of volcanoes on Earth. Many of these volcanoes are active, and in the historical record of ...

Latin America is a region of astonishments. It blends history, tradition, music, and celebrations. You will find everything, ...

For nearly a century, a strange band of thousands of holes carved into a Peruvian hillside has defied explanation. Stretching for nearly a mile (1.5 km) along the edge of the Pisco Valley, Monte ...

Long before whales and sharks, enormous marine reptiles dominated the oceans with unmatched power. Scientists have ...

There are ways to explore this popular UNESCO World Heritage Site — and help protect it for generations to come.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Sacsayhuamán shows three distinct architectural styles, massive megalithic blocks, and clear signs of ancient cataclysmic damage that do not match the Inca’s known abilities. New evidence suggests the ...

An exhibition titled Light of the Sun: A Dialogue Between Ancient Shu and Inca Civilizations, which will run until Nov 20, is held at the Inka Museum in Cusco, Peru. [Photo provided to ...

This useful study attempts to place an ancient maize sample from Bolivia, dated to the end of the Incan empire, in genetic and geographical context. The analyses show that this sample is most closely ...

LIMA, Peru, Nov. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese writer and cultural scholar Xuemo delivered a keynote speech at the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL) on Monday, calling on contemporary ...